Sarcopenia and length of hospital stay

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: We aimed to quantify the association of sarcopenia with length of hospital stay (LOS) and to identify factors associated with sarcopenia among hospitalized patients. SUBJECTS/METHODS: A total of 655 patients composed the study sample. A longitudinal study was conducted in a Un...

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Main Author: Sousa, A.S. (author)
Other Authors: Guerra, Rita (author), Fonseca, I. (author), Pichel, F. (author), Amaral, Teresa (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10216/91622
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/91622